Or "The Nightmare Before Easter"
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The magical, furry ball of baskets
the hider of prizes, the bringer of grasses
stuffed with once-a-year, egg-shaped chocolates
the lover of colored eggs, carrots on green plates
had caught himself a bad, no, a terrible cold;
a cry went out to the young and the old
for a replacement, yes, a bunny replacement
to add a mad dash of rabbit-earred flair
to the morning of Easter, this very year...
Everyone's hearts sprang forth, and all
responded quite quickly to the desperate call;
but not everyone, it soon became crystalline clear
was meant to be the Easter Bunny, this, or any, year...
A small, friendly alien, some would say cute,
responded first- tried on the suit
and became the first Easter Bunny substitute;
until, that is, red Martian bug stuff
appeared in the baskets, and that was enough...
Joe Cyborg came forward, dependable, tall,
and better- he jabbered that he could do it all;
but for some reason the Easter Board of Trustees
didn't think Joe had that 'right bunny image'...
Bigfoot stepped forward, and a big step it was,
to try on the shoes of this great Easter cause...
but he was shy of the limelight, and at the last minute
he got cold feet, his heart just wasn't in it...
Mr. Green, Zombie, (who was volunteered)
had a little issue (well, a really big fear)-
he was deathly afraid of his pink bunny ears...
A big t-rex
was tried out next
they tried to train him
it only pained them...
no matter how hard they prodded and tried
he ate all the bunny ears (he had fifty inside)...
They thought they could fool us with a cute little toy...
but nobody was fooled by that lame, quirky ploy...
And at the last moment Mr. Bunny got better,
the monsters were so happy they knit him a sweater;
all were relieved he came back to save Easter;
and the clerk who thought 'monsters'?
They had to release her...
Yes, all were relieved- Mr. Green at the morgue,
Bigfoot and friends; but mostly, Joe Cyborg...!
Bronze trophy winner
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